20 for 20: 2006

Editor’s Note: Doug Kyed, our intrepid staff writer, will be doing some extra work for the final twenty days before the 2011 NFL Draft, taking a look at the last twenty NFL Drafts.

Today he looks at the 2006 NFL Draft Class.

The most difficult part of this draft is deciding who the best undrafted free agent was. Obviously time will tell, but Brent Grimes, Tramon Williams and Miles Austin are all fantastic NFL players. Grimes had an incredible 2010 season, for some reason he was thrown to 111 times and ranked 11th in success rate, 4th in yards/pass against and 5th in yards after catch against.

Best Patriots Pick: Stephen Gostkowski, this was a horrible Patriots draft class.Worst Patriots Pick: Everyone else. They took Maroney instead of Williams, Addai and Jones-Drew, Chad Jackson over Jennings, Hester and Marshall, David Thomas over Daniels and Willie Andrews over Brent Grimes and Tramon Williams.

Best Team Class: It’s between the Texans (Williams, Ryans, Eric Winston, Daniels, Williams), Jets (Ferguston, Mangold, Eric Smith, Brad Smith, Leon Washington, Drew Coleman), Packers (A.J. Hawk, Daryn Colledge, Jennings, Johnny Jolly), Broncos (Cutler, Tony Scheffler, Marshall, Dumerville, Chris Kuper, Mike Bell) and Saints (Reggie Bush, Harper, Evans, Rob Ninkovich, Colston). Even though Bush wasn’t a great 2nd overall pick, the Saints did a great job building their team through this draft. I’m giving it to the Saints, although this one is extremely close. The Broncos draft was great until McDaniels completely screwed it up. Also, how funny is it that the Texans had a great corner sitting in their laps only to cut him?

Overall Grade: B, good depth and hardly any huge misses in the first round, but so far there’s no one player that really stands out.

5 Responses to “20 for 20: 2006”

Then why did they nearly go undefeated the next year? I agree it was terrible and it could have made the last couple years even better…but it definitely did not kill them! Anyway, here’s to uncovering the gems in this years draft and not following the draft plan of ’06! Slainte!

Yup i have to agree with that 1 wish the Pat’s could get their hand’s on (Ngata )but the Ravens will never let him go intill he’s old and slow and way past his prime.!!! Then he’ll probally be sighned by the Redsox or Celtic’s and they will give him 20 mill a year. lol sorry had to say it. But only because i love my Sox and Celt’s as much as the my Pat’s.!!!!